Thursday, September 3, 2026

Question: What ginger-flavored soft drink, created by a Detroit pharmacist in 1866, is one of the oldest soda brands still made in America?

Answer: Vernors Ginger Ale. Detroit pharmacist James Vernor first served his ginger ale to the public in 1866, and it grew from his drugstore soda fountain into one of the nation’s oldest soft drinks, eventually sold throughout the Midwest.